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gridlock

[ grid-lok ]

noun

  1. the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
  2. the blocking of an intersection by vehicular traffic entering the intersection but unable to pass through it.
  3. any situation in which nothing can move or proceed in any direction:

    a financial gridlock due to high interest rates.



gridlock

/ ˈɡ°ùɪ»åËŒ±ôÉ’°ì /

noun

  1. obstruction of urban traffic caused by queues of vehicles forming across junctions and causing further queues to form in the intersecting streets
  2. a point in a dispute at which no agreement can be reached; deadlock

    political gridlock

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr (of traffic) to block or obstruct (an area)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gridlock1

An Americanism dating back to 1975–80; grid + lock 1
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I think that is the fundamental tension that has become almost insurmountable, and I think helps to explain the extreme gridlock that we've seen in Congress in recent years, and in policy-making more generally.

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When the 2017 Tubbs fire swept through Northern California’s wine country, officials in Sonoma and Napa counties decided not to send mass wireless alerts, fearing they would cause countywide gridlock and panic.

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In an era of political polarization, Americans are hungry for pragmatic solutions that transcend partisan gridlock.

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"We tried gridlock for 60 years. It didn't work," he said.

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But it has grown more popular in recent years as presidents lean on executive actions to get around legislative gridlock, experts say.

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